In the second part of his interview with Pottercast (The Leaky Cauldron's podcast), Matthew Lewis has discussed his character Neville Longbottom, with particular emphasis on the new hairdo that he has in 'Order of the Phoenix'. The curtains, as they're known in this country, were first seen in the scene that was performed by Dan, Rupert, Emma and Matthew for the Queen's 80th Birthday party in June.

The interview can be listened to by going here. Below is a summary of what Matt said.


- Matt says Neville's hair is how it is because of a new hairdresser, who chose to have it as it was in the Queen's Handbag sketch. Matt said he was horrified by the new haircut (said he missed the long locks), but eventually did get over it, then showed it to David Heyman and David Yates, who gave their approval.

- Matt says that he's not sure what's going to happen in the Department of Mysteries scenes, so he hasn't prepared himself for it yet.

- He talks about script revisions and how, as a fan, he does get annoyed if things are cut out, but realises that not everything can be kept in the final project. He says he gives input about his character, taking into consideration what was written in the book (talking to David Yates about scenes where he could add a thing or two), trying to add canon bits that were taken out of the screenplay to keep it more in-tune with what was written in the text.


Thanks to reddiej for the summary!